as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
the slightest miscue could make the trapeze artist lose his grip and fall to the mat below
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Recent Examples of miscues
Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
In their 6-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, Askarov allowed four goals on 10 shots — mostly due to the miscues of the skaters in front of him –– before he was pulled midway through the second period.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The Bruins also struggled to hold onto the ball in the second quarter, committing seven turnovers — although the Scarlet Knights scored just three points off the miscues.
—Felicia Keller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Bad passes, lost balls and out-of-bounds miscues?
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Ware scored just two points on 1-of-6 shooting from the field and also had a few miscues on the defensive end during this stretch.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Chapek’s miscues were magnified because Iger didn’t fully exit the organization.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
On the other end of the court, Florida had only two miscues, and Alabama — one of the fastest teams in the country — finished with a meager 3 fast-break points.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
But a few miscues ultimately sunk them in a 27-21 loss.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
The Trojans forced six Northwestern turnovers in the first quarter, converting those miscues into 15 points on their way to a 28-16 lead after 10 minutes.
—Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
In their 6-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, Askarov allowed four goals on 10 shots — mostly due to the miscues of the skaters in front of him –– before he was pulled midway through the second period.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The Bruins also struggled to hold onto the ball in the second quarter, committing seven turnovers — although the Scarlet Knights scored just three points off the miscues.
—Felicia Keller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Bad passes, lost balls and out-of-bounds miscues?
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Ware scored just two points on 1-of-6 shooting from the field and also had a few miscues on the defensive end during this stretch.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Chapek’s miscues were magnified because Iger didn’t fully exit the organization.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
On the other end of the court, Florida had only two miscues, and Alabama — one of the fastest teams in the country — finished with a meager 3 fast-break points.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
But a few miscues ultimately sunk them in a 27-21 loss.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscues
Noun
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Gulutzan is just hopeful that his team can learn from its mistakes.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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In environments where young people have few chances to recover from mistakes, those mistakes can be much more damaging, and the temptations can feel more overwhelming.—
Mark Mitchell,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Home designer Allisa Jacobs wrote in a blog post that AI routinely misjudges the proportions and sizes of rooms and furniture, suggesting pieces that wouldn’t realistically fit in the space.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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But the Fed just kind of misjudges what's going on and pushes too hard on interest rates and pushes the economy in.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Transcript text may be revised to correct errors or match updates to audio.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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Texas coach Vic Schaefer has also yanked post players Justice Carlton and Ashton Judd after on-court errors in the first half, and the Longhorns entered this timeout with four guards and Oldacre on the court.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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An Italian Winter Olympics broadcaster who was on the mic for the opening ceremony before the Milan Cortina Games began last week faced immense backlash and a strike call for numerous blunders during the show.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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But that’s only because of the multiple strategic blunders from the summer that were Ctrl-Z’d in the swap.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Her unscrupulous, power-hungry uncle Claudius (Kôji Yakusho) murders his own brother to become king.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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That’s partly because its senseless violence, inspired by the Manson murders among other grisly homicides, feels all too plausible.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Gentleman thief Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven) circles the prize while Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) bungles the pursuit with sublime obliviousness.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Continue reading … FACT CHECK – Washington Post botches Israel-Gaza history leading to major correction.—
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FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Miscues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscues. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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